Would you Shoot Boston Bombers?

[churchmouse]

OnHand — Pictures of Tsarneav Brothers Shootout In Watertown, MA

The whole ordeal could have ended right here. No more lives put at risk. No forced home searches etc.

 

[HmDBrian]

To answer your first paragraph. Your life doesn't have to be in danger to legally shoot someone when some other persons life is in mortal danger.

No dispatcher will ever give the take down order ever to a citizen. That would open them up to huge liability. They will stay on the phone and listen to you gurgling and dying in your own blood but they won't even tell you to defend yourself.

Your absolutely right, the dispatch cant tell you to take the shot, but they can tell you the officers are aware of your postion and do what you have to do. Your not calling for permission, your calling so the leo on the scen know you are not another terrorist backing them up.

 

[HmDBrian]

HMDbrian were you at the recent 2nd ammendment shoot?

No I was not, why do you ask?

 

[kickbacked]

Idk what id do honestly. Do you think with that many police firing on the terrorists they would even try to find where the death shot came from? If they didnt would you tell them?

 

[churchmouse]

Your absolutely right, the dispatch cant tell you to take the shot, but they can tell you the officers are aware of your postion and do what you have to do. Your not calling for permission, your calling so the leo on the scen know you are not another terrorist backing them up.

If you drop the active shooters in their tracks and stop at that point and make yourself known they will not gun you down unless you are in "LA"
After all the gunfire stops, they quit moving and things get quite then you let LEO know who you are. They are amped up on adrenaline and will be a bit testy but hey, you just ended this.
there is also the guy's boat that would not get shot the hell up.

 

[churchmouse]

Idk what id do honestly. Do you think with that many police firing on the terrorists they would even try to find where the death shot came from? If they didnt would you tell them?

Maybe, after it all settled down.

 

[KellyinAvon]

Here's something I'd never think of in this situation, but I'll throw it out for discussion. What if you could contact the officers through the 911 dispatch? Would they believe you? Would it allow you to take a shot without getting lit up by the cops? This was not a Hollywood Bank of America 1997 situation. Hell there were up-armored vehicles running around, guys in the turret with M-16s. I don't want that rollin up to my house because I took a shot at someone I thought was a bad guy.

 

[Mosinguy]

Nope, especially with what I know now. There are many details that do not make sense in this.

 

[92ThoStro]

No the CIA still needs to torture him for information.

 

[public servant]

No the CIA still needs to torture him for information.

But I bet they don't blow his legs off like he did to an 8 year old.

 

[RhuntUSNV]

No I was not, why do you ask?

Was wondering cause your profile picture is all of us at the shoot.

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

No the CIA still needs to torture him for information.

The CIA should take torture leasons from Gerard Bulter from his movie Law Abiding Citizen.

 

[calcot7]

Not before hanging out the window and flashing my concealed carry badge and verbally identifying myself to law enforcement via morse code with my Surefire Lawman flashlight.

 

[Brandon]

I might call 911 and state that I have a clear shot while the officers don't, but since I'm not LEO and have no millitary background I would expect them to tell me not to interfere. For all I know SWAT could have them in their crosshairs and be ready to pull the trigger.

God forbid, if the LEO were downed and these guys were getting away with no resistance? Yeah, I'd probably drop em if I could.

This is what I would do.